The Tanzhe Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in the Western Hills,a mountainous area in western Beijing. At one time,it was one of the most important temples in the nation. The temple is located near China National Highway 108 in the Mentougou District of Beijing.
Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province,East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze,it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest,Huai'an to the north,Yancheng to the northeast,Taizhou to the east,and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Its population was 4,559,797 at the 2020 census and its urban area is home to 2,635,435 inhabitants,including three urban districts,currently in the agglomeration.
Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing,China.
The Guoqing Temple is a Buddhist temple on Mount Tiantai,in Taizhou,Zhejiang Province,China. Originally built in 598 CE during the Sui dynasty,and renovated during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor,the temple is located roughly 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the city of Hangzhou. It was the initial site for the creation of the Tiantai school of Mahāyāna Buddhism,founded by the Chinese Buddhist teacher Zhiyi. The temple covers an area of some 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) and features 600 rooms in a total of 14 different halls,including the Grand Hall of Sakyamuni,the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats and the Hall of Monk Jigong. The exterior of the building features Chinese pagodas such as the Sui Pagoda,the Seven Buddha Pagoda,and the Memorial Pagoda of Monk Yi Xing.
The Miaoying Temple,also known as the "White Stupa Temple",is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The temple was a monastery of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism and is now open to the public as a museum. The temple's White Pagoda was built 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagoda in China.
The Five Pagoda Temple (Chinese:五塔寺;pinyin:WǔTǎSì),formally known as the "Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening" or "Zhenjue Temple" for short,is a Ming dynasty Buddhist temple located in Haidian District,Beijing,China.
Famen Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Famen town,Fufeng County,120 kilometers west of Xi'an,Shaanxi,China. It is widely regarded as the "ancestor of pagoda temples in Guanzhong".
Slender West Lake,also known by its Chinese name Shouxihu and by other names,is a scenic lake in Hanjiang District in central Yangzhou,China. The lake developed from the city moats of Tang-era Yangzhou. During the Qing dynasty,its banks were the site of numerous estates for the area's wealthy officials and salt merchants. The lake and some of its attractions have been restored as a national park and AAAAA tourist attraction,requiring a ticket for admission and open only from 7 am to 6 pm.
Daming Temple is a temple located at the middle peak of Shugang Mountain (蜀冈山),Yangzhou,Jiangsu province,China. This temple is known for a famous monk,Jianzhen,who studied the sutras and initiated people into monkhood here in 742 AD before he left for Japan.
White Dagoba or Pagoda may refer to several prominent white stupas in China:
Wansong Xingxiu or Wansong Yelao (1166–1246) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who lived under the Jin dynasty and Mongol Empire. He was an influential member of the Caodong school of Chan Buddhism.
Tayuan Temple is located in the central area of Taihuai town in Mount Wutai,Shanxi Province,China. Tayuan Temple was originally a stupa of Xiantong Temple. The stupa,named the Great White Pagoda,was constructed in the 6th year of DaDe reign of the Yuan dynasty. In the 5th year of Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1407AD),it was expanded to a temple and got its name as Tayuan Temple. It is listed in the Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected in Shanxi Province,China.
Baotong Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the south hillside of Mount Hong,in Wuchang District of Wuhan,Hubei,China. It is one of the "Four Buddhist Temples" in Wuhan.
Jiangxin Temple is a Buddhist temple located on Jiangxin Island,in Lucheng District of Wenzhou,Zhejiang,China.
Xihuang Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Chaoyang District,Beijing.
Crane Mosque,also known by its Chinese name as the Xianhe Mosque and by other names,is a mosque located in Yangzhou,Jiangsu,China.
The Five-Pavilion Bridge,also known as the Lotus Bridge and by other names,is a covered stone arch footbridge in the Slender West Lake National Park in Hanjiang District,Yangzhou,in Jiangsu,China. It is one of the Four Bridges in Misty Rain,one of the 24 Views of Yangzhou under the Qing,and has become a landmark of the city.
Xiaojinshan is a small island in Slender West Lake just west of central Yangzhou,Jiangsu,in eastern China. Pedestrian bridges connect it north and south to the banks of the lake.
